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Franklin
Johnson County passes tougher smoking law
November 5, 2012
Johnson County commissioners on Monday morning approved countywide public smoking restrictions that will take effect in January.
The ordinance is more restrictive than previous laws passed in Franklin and Greenwood.
MoreCommunications firm Metronet plants flag in Indy area
October 13, 2012
IBJ StaffThe Evansville company plans to install more than 200 miles of fiber-optic lines in Franklin.
MorePrecision Cutoff closing Franklin metal-tube plant
October 4, 2012
Dan HumanThe Franklin metal-tube factory with 39 employees plans to close early next year, less than five years the $2 million plant
opened.
MoreGolf courses scramble to weather lack of rain
July 14, 2012
Anthony Schoettle
PGA officials are keeping their eyes on Carmel's Crooked Stick as
the BMW Championship approaches. And groundskeepers are using some high-tech tactics to avoid the withering effects of drought.
Heartland Bancshares approves acquisition by Horizon
July 7, 2012
The deal, effective July 17, will give the Michigan City bank its first presence in Central Indiana.
MoreRitter's owners hope burgers will help fuel turnaround
June 2, 2012
Sam StallHoping to capitalize on the enduring appeal of Ritter's Frozen Custard, the chain's New York owners are launching another
attempt to right-size the franchises with a new Indianapolis store, a revamped marketing plan, and burgers and fries.
MoreZionsville voters approve tax bump for school system
May 8, 2012
IBJ StaffZionsville voters passed a referendum Tuesday night that will hike local property taxes to provide additional school funding.
Meanwhile, Johnson County taxpayers voted no Tuesday on a referendum to decide whether to help finance a $30 million library
project.
MoreZionsville voters face lone area school-funding referendum
May 7, 2012
Scott OlsonZionsville's school district is asking taxpayers to address a $2.5 million budget shortfall. Meanwhile, in Johnson County,
voters will consider whether to help finance a $30 million project that includes the construction of a 70,000-square-foot
library.
MoreRising gas prices prompt creation of ninth area vanpool route
April 7, 2012
Central Indiana Commuter Services started offering service this month between Franklin and the Defense Finance & Accounting
Services facility in Indianapolis.
MoreBuilding rentals help school district make ends meet
March 19, 2012
Associated PressFranklin is planning to raise $120,000 by renting the performing arts center and middle school auditorium this year — six
times what the district made in rental fees four years ago.
MoreFranklin College makes upgrading its science labs a priority
January 28, 2012
IBJ StaffThe small, private college put a new residence hall on the backburner to emphasize student-driven research.
MoreJapanese auto parts maker adding 50 jobs in Franklin
September 22, 2011
IBJ StaffKYB Manufacturing North America Inc. expects to invest $6.4 million to add warehouse and distribution facilities to its existing
51-acre campus in Johnson County.
MoreINSIDE DISH: Willard builds on family-dining plan
September 16, 2011
Mason King
Franklin's neighborhood brew-and-pub-food palace—with roots
in the community reaching back to 1860—has boosted sales through a shift in strategy following a city smoking ban.
Johnson County still dealing with 2008 flood
September 6, 2011
Associated PressJohnson County officials have been working to buy about 40 flooded properties in an area a few miles west of Greenwood, so
they can be demolished.
MoreManufacturer plans 35 jobs in Franklin expansion
August 17, 2011
IBJ StaffAn Arbor, Mich.-based manufacturer is planning a $10 million expansion to its plant south of Indianapolis that will add 35
more employees, it announced Wednesday.
MoreBest Buy closing Franklin warehouse; 301 jobs lost
May 19, 2011
The Minneapolis-based appliance and electronics retailer plans to close the facility by the end of March. Employees will be
terminated in phases beginning in July.
MoreSchool district eyes events, students for revenue
March 19, 2011
Associated PressFranklin Community Schools officials say they don't want to be in the same situation they were last year, when the state
forced the district to eliminate $3 million from its budget.
MoreFranklin calls off deal to land brewery plant
September 17, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Franklin Redevelopment Commission decided Thursday to call off the deal because TailGate Beer of San Diego failed to respond
to a deadline to provide detailed financial information.
MoreCaterpillar seeks tax abatement for Franklin plant
September 13, 2010
Caterpillar Reman Powertrain is requesting the tax break to offset costs related to a $13.6 million investment the company
says will help retain 338 factory jobs.
MoreFamily of woman killed by falling bottled-water pallets files suit
August 31, 2010
Cory SchoutenThe estate of a woman killed when pallets of bottled water fell on her at a Kroger store in Franklin is suing the bottler,
suggesting a new eco-friendly bottle design may have contributed to the accident.
MoreBeer brewer feuding with Franklin over incentives
July 15, 2010
Anthony SchoettleSan Diego-based TailGate Beer is supposed to create as many as 150 jobs in Franklin, but the plan has been delayed while the
sides squabble about financial disclosures.
MoreMitsubishi planning Franklin expansion
May 20, 2010
IBJ StaffA Franklin manufacturing facility is planning a $9.4 million expansion project that would more than double employment over
the next two years.
MoreMasonic Home plans $8M assisted-living center in Franklin
May 6, 2010
Groundbreaking will be held May 16 to mark start of construction on center to be built on 300-acre campus.
MoreFranklin residents still struggle with solution for flooded land
April 25, 2010
Associated PressCrews will begin in late April demolishing the first of 74 homes south of downtown Franklin damaged by massive flooding in
June 2008. Officials still haven't decided how to reuse the land, and residents are torn.
MoreCarter Lumber plans to hire as many as 100 in Franklin
April 7, 2010
J.K. WallOhio-based Carter Lumber plans to open new wholesale lumberyard and truss-making facility in Franklin in June.
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The basic idea of nice apartments with parking and retail is a good one, but this design seems overwhelmingly big/tall for Broad Ripple. The size could be disguised a bit with lots of big trees/landscaping, but the complex is too massive to blend in easily. That section of canal between College and Westfield will also need to be upgraded on both sides. Nice apartments facing onto a nice promenade with shade trees/plantings could bring together the canal towpath/Monon recreation, the outdoor seating at existing restaurants, and this project into something that upgrades the whole area. A plan for the whole stretch makes more sense than facing nice new housing onto what looks like a ditch. Is there a plan? Does the public have input? Who pays? The apartment idea seems to be reasonable, but Whole Foods is not a good idea for appropriate retail. Besides the store being physically too big, there are already Fresh Market at 54xCollege and Whole Foods in Nora for fancy groceries. Good Earth and Kroger are within walking distance of the Shell site. There are at least 7 grocery stores within a safe bike ride. Whole Foods would add nothing but traffic congestion. This design is on the right track, but there needs to be more work done to ensure that it blends in with and enhances the existing community. A project that large will set a tone for that whole part of town. It could be a real asset, but only if done right.
I did not move to Zionsville to live in Carmel. This and the subsequent developments to follow will ensure a vanilla uniformity of strip malls and apartment buildings as we seek to bring our town down to the least common denominator. We were warned before recent elections that pro-development council members would make sure their friends (landowners and developers) would be able to make their millions off of the exploitation of Zionsville. Why in God's name would we sell out the best preserved small town in the State of Indiana?